OAB Kids Scholarship Program
The application window for the 2026 OAB Kids Scholarship has closed. We will announce this year’s recipient in May.
The Scholarship
The Ohio Association of Broadcasters, through the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation, annually awards one $2,500 OAB Kids Scholarship to a child of a full-time employee of an OAB member station. More than $45,000 has been awarded since the OAB Kids Scholarship was established in 2004.
Past Recipients
| Sofia Virzi, 2025 | Samantha Rost, 2020 | Natalie Tasseff, 2015 |
| Jack Garrison, 2024 | Lainie Simons, 2019 | Amber Lilly, 2014 |
| Evan Wildenmann, 2023 | Molly Slavey, 2018 | Victoria Eder, 2013 |
| Anna Miller, 2022 | Emily Coller, 2017 | Hannah Hart, 2012 |
| Trinity Robinson, 2021 | Grant Tasseff, 2017 | Maxwell Hart, 2012 |
| Taylor Glover, 2020 | Lillian Schmitz, 2016 | Maria Rizzo, 2011 |
About the Ohio Broadcasters Foundation
The Ohio Broadcasters Foundation is the educational foundation affiliated with the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, the not-for-profit trade association of radio and television stations in Ohio. The foundation aims to provide scholarships to students and professionals interested in advancing their careers in broadcasting.